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hoist by one's own petard

hoist by one's own petard adjective: hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".

Adjective

hoist by one's own petard

  1. (idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".
    • He has no one to blame but himself; he was hoisted by his own petard.
    • For tis the ſport to haue the enginer / Hoiſt with his owne petar, an't ſhall goe hardc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604...

hoist by one's own petard meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

hoist by one's own petard in Indonesian

be hurt by one's own plot
senjata makan tuan

hoist by one's own petard in Vietnamese

be hurt by one's own plot
gậy ông đập lưng ông

Forms of hoist by one's own petard

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Origin of hoist by one's own petard

From the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, see quotations.

Questions about hoist by one's own petard

What does hoist by one's own petard mean?
Hoist by one's own petard means hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".
What is hoist by one's own petard in Indonesian?
Hoist by one's own petard in Indonesian is senjata makan tuan. See Hoist by one's own petard meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is hoist by one's own petard?
Hoist by one's own petard is an adjective.

Words near hoist by one's own petard in the dictionary

  1. Hoisingtons
  2. hoism
  3. hoist
  4. hoist bridge
  5. hoist bridges
  6. hoist by one's own petard
  7. hoist frame
  8. hoist frames
  9. hoist on one's own petard
  10. hoist the white flag
  11. hoist with one's own petard

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